The Archdiocese of Palo in Leyte province, Eastern Visayas region of the central Philippines, has expressed shock and deep sorrow over the deadly shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that claimed the lives of three students and left several others injured on June 22.
What began as a group of high school friends meeting informally over drinks has developed over four decades into a structured mountaineering organization with a sustained focus on environmental protection in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.
As conflicts persist across regions and communities continue to grapple with uncertainty, the Diocese of Legazpi, southeastern Philippines is framing this year’s “Inang Magayon” celebration as more than a traditional Marian gathering. Declared within its “Year of Mission,” the 2026 observance subtly positions local devotion as a response to a world in crisis.
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has expressed joy over the government’s decision to award Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Emeritus Archbishop of Karachi, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, the “Medal of Excellence,” conferred on civilians and military personnel for outstanding contributions in fields such as art, literature, sports, and public service.
The President of Caritas Philippines has called for a rethinking of the Church’s long-standing “just war” framework, saying modern conflicts have made it increasingly difficult to justify the use of armed force.
Renato Zosimo “Zosing” Evangelista, 52, the first and only lawyer from the Mangyan Indigenous peoples of Mindoro, an island in the central Philippines, died on April 14 after suffering a stroke.
Church leaders, rights advocates, and members of the Christian community gathered on April 15 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi, southern Pakistan, to express concern over a recent federal court judgment in the Maria Shahbaz case, urging stronger protection for minority rights and vulnerable girls.
As climate change intensifies cyclones, floods, river erosion, and tidal surges, a growing number of people from vulnerable coastal regions are migrating to cities such as Dhaka. Ensuring social protection, dignified living conditions, and economic inclusion for these climate-displaced populations remains a major challenge, experts said at a roundtable on April 15.
Goa archdiocesan priest Fr. Agnelo Jacinto Pinheiro was ordained as the second bishop of the Diocese of Sindhudurg on April 16, 2026, marking the beginning of his episcopal ministry in western India.
The Stella Maris Chapel in Miramar was elevated to the status of a parish church on April 15, 2026, marking the creation of the 175th parish in the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, southwest India.
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), through its president Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, vice president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio S. David, and secretary general Cardinal Isao Kikuchi, has issued a strong pastoral appeal for peace, justice, and moral responsibility, urging an end to violence and a renewed commitment to dialogue amid rising global tensions.
On Divine Mercy Sunday at the Church of the Divine Mercy in Shah Alam, Selangor, western Malaysia, Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim of Kuala Lumpur personally pushed the wheelchair of a disabled devotee, Gladys Fernandez, to a Mobility Service van after Mass.
Retracing the footsteps of Augustine of Hippo, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of Hippo Regius on April 14, during the second day of his apostolic journey to Algeria, according to Vatican News.
The Franciscan community in Indonesia is mourning the death of Fr. Nico Syukur Dister, OFM, a Dutch missionary priest, philosopher, and longtime educator in Papua. He passed away on April 12, 2026, in his homeland, the Netherlands, at the age of 87.
Church leaders and environmental advocates have called on provincial officials in Quezon Province, Philippines, to immediately pass a proposed ordinance banning new coal-fired power plants, citing the urgent need for a just and people, centered energy transition.
The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has launched a project that aims to transform scrapped barbed wire from the North-South Korean border into a “Cross of Peace.”
Around one million devotees are expected to gather in Manaoag in the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan on April 22 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the canonical coronation of the Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag.
The Catholic Church in Pakistan organized a nationwide day of prayer on Saturday, April 11, 2026, to coincide with high-level diplomatic peace talks between the United States and Iran held in Islamabad (the capital city of Pakistan).
Sixty catechumens at Saint Mary of Mount Carmel Church in Meruya Parish, West Jakarta, Indonesia, marked a significant step in their journey toward the Catholic faith by receiving the Rite of Anointing on April 12, the Divine Mercy Sunday, drawing hundreds of parishioners who witnessed the solemn Eucharistic liturgy.
